Portfolio projects & Blog posts appearing without spaces

  • Unknown's avatar
    theagabc · Member ·

    Hi! I would like to ask how I can add spaces between paragraphs. I noticed that no matter how many times I enter and edit my post (be it a blog post or portfolio) it doesn’t change appearance on my site. It goes on without spaces and only the first paragraph and the second has a space in between. Thank you!

    The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

  • kathrynwp · Staff ·

    There are a number of stray “div” tags in your posts and projects that are throwing off the paragraph spacing.

    Flip to HTML view and you’ll see something like this:

    <p style="text-align: center;">I was always scared of crossing streets because I was hit by a vehicle before but when you held my hand, I knew I was safe - no matter how fast the cars were or how unforgiving the road can be.</p>

<div style="text-align: center;"></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">I was always tensed and uptight whenever I am going home alone, be it in broad daylight or midnight. Anxiety would always accompany me while walking but when you held my hand, I knew I will be okay. I don't have to worry about the malicious stares or making a fool of myself - you will be there to protect me.</div>
<div style="text-align: center;"></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">There were alot of things I was scared of or things I am hesitant with but I know as long as you are there - I don't have to worry about anything.</div>
<div style="text-align: center;"></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">I know, as long as I have your hand to hold, I will be okay.</div>

    First, remove all the empty div tags like these:

    <div style="text-align: center;"></div>

    Next, change all the ones with content from divs to paragraphs. For example, change this:

    <div style="text-align: center;">There were alot of things I was scared of or things I am hesitant with but I know as long as you are there - I don't have to worry about anything.</div>

    to this:

    <p style="text-align: center;">There were alot of things I was scared of or things I am hesitant with but I know as long as you are there - I don't have to worry about anything.</p>

    Once you’ve done this, your spacing should return to normal.

    One thing to keep in mind is that large chunks of centered text are very hard to read. I’d recommend left-aligned text for this reason.

  • Unknown's avatar
    theagabc · Member ·

    Thank you. That was very helpful! I’ll go ahead and try that. Also, is there any way I could delete my questions in this forum because there are questions wherein my page is listen and it’s supposed to be hidden. I would just like to avoid people accidentally stumbling upon it as it’s a little private. Thank you!

  • kathrynwp · Staff ·

    Hi there – I removed the link to your site from your first post. (We don’t delete questions here unless they contain harmful information, like someone’s login details.)

  • Unknown's avatar
    theagabc · Member ·

    Thank you. I appreciate that. You keep answering my questions with patience! :D Any way I can remove the links myself from other questions I have asked?

  • kathrynwp · Staff ·

    I’ve done the same on your other two posts, as a one-time courtesy.

    Please keep in mind that people can still find your site by clicking on your forum profile, as long as your URL is set there, so you might want to remove it. If you prefer to keep your site more private, you might also want to consider setting it as private, and inviting only the folks you specify.

    https://en.support.wordpress.com/settings/privacy-settings/

    If you post again, please bear in mind that these forums are public, and post accordingly. Thanks!

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